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117 Portraits in set

117 portrait engravings, etchings and lithographs, including original portrait prints given to Gosse by the artists, together with photographs and other reproductions after portraits. The majority of the prints date to the period between 1879 and 1924. The collection includes portraits of many notable figures from the second half of the 19th century and was assembled by the poet Sir Edmund Gosse.

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Richard Burbage (Burbadge), after Richard Burbage (Burbadge) - NPG D9660

Richard Burbage (Burbadge)

after Richard Burbage (Burbadge)
photograph, (early 17th century)
NPG D9660

William Wycherley, by John Smith, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D9992

William Wycherley

by John Smith, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, 1703
NPG D9992

Charles Lamb, after Brook Pulham - NPG D9818

Charles Lamb

after Brook Pulham
reproduction of etching, (1825)
NPG D9818

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, by William Holl Jr, after  George Richmond - NPG D9671

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon

by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D9671

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, by William Holl Jr, after  George Richmond - NPG D9802

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1852 or after (circa 1844)
NPG D9802

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, possibly after Dante Gabriel Rossetti - NPG D9932

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

possibly after Dante Gabriel Rossetti
photographic print, (circa 1860s)
NPG D9932

Shakespeare und die englische Literatur 1564-1864 (includes William Shakespeare and 87 other sitters), published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after  Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Younger - NPG D46392

Shakespeare und die englische Literatur 1564-1864 (includes William Shakespeare and 87 other sitters)

published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Younger
photographic print, 1864 or after
NPG D46392

George Eliot, by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after  Sir Frederic William Burton - NPG D9729

George Eliot

by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Sir Frederic William Burton
etching, (1865)
NPG D9729

Sir Redvers Henry Buller, by George J. Stodart, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9658

Sir Redvers Henry Buller

by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, late 19th century
NPG D9658

Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, after Mortimer Luddington Menpes - NPG D9990

Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

after Mortimer Luddington Menpes
carbon print, late 19th century
NPG D9990

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, by Charles Holl, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D18075

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland

by Charles Holl, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, (1872)
NPG D18075

Edward Fitzgerald, published by Macmillan & Co - NPG D9739

Edward Fitzgerald

published by Macmillan & Co
engraving after photograph, (1873)
NPG D9739

Samuel Whitbread, by Charles Holl, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9981

Samuel Whitbread

by Charles Holl, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1874 or after
NPG D9981

John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, by Joseph Brown, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9944

John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer

by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1878 or after
NPG D9944

Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton, by Joseph Brown, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9833

Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton

by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, after 1880
NPG D9833

John Newman, by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D9874

John Newman

by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Walter William Ouless
etching, (1880)
NPG D9874

John Ruskin, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by  Fine Art Society Ltd - NPG D18074

John Ruskin

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
mezzotint and etching, published 21 July 1880 (1879)
NPG D18074

Sir Henry Yule, by Theodore Blake Wirgman - NPG D23052

Sir Henry Yule

by Theodore Blake Wirgman
etching, 1880s (1881)
NPG D23052

Sir Henry Yule, by Theodore Blake Wirgman - NPG D9648

Sir Henry Yule

by Theodore Blake Wirgman
etching, 1880s (1881)
NPG D9648

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford, by Joseph Brown, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9799

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford

by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1881 or after
NPG D9799

David Robert Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore, by The Autotype Company, after  Henry James Haley - NPG D18081

David Robert Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore

by The Autotype Company, after Henry James Haley
collotype, 1881 or after
NPG D18081

Cecil Gordon Lawson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D9829

Cecil Gordon Lawson

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
NPG D9829

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, by John Elmsly Inglis - NPG D9588

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

by John Elmsly Inglis
line engraving and etching, 1883 or after
NPG D9588

Charles Darwin, by Léopold Flameng, after  John Collier - NPG D9709

Charles Darwin

by Léopold Flameng, after John Collier
etching, published 1883
NPG D9709

Unknown man, probably by Charles Oliver Murray, published by  Fine Art Society Ltd - NPG D18082

Unknown man

probably by Charles Oliver Murray, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
etching and drypoint, published 1 May 1883
NPG D18082

Richard Everard Webster, Viscount Alverstone, by George J. Stodart, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9590

Richard Everard Webster, Viscount Alverstone

by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1884 or before
NPG D9590

Andrew Lang, by Frederick Hollyer, after  Sir William Blake Richmond - NPG D9819

Andrew Lang

by Frederick Hollyer, after Sir William Blake Richmond
photograph, before 1929 (1884)
NPG D9819

Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, by Joseph Brown, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9989

Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, (1884)
NPG D9989

Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne, by Joseph Brown, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D18070

Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne

by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1886
NPG D18070

Robert Louis Stevenson, after Augustus Saint-Gaudens - NPG D42134

Robert Louis Stevenson

after Augustus Saint-Gaudens
photograph, 1929 or before (1887)
NPG D42134

(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky, by George J. Stodart, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9831

(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky

by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1887 or after
NPG D9831

Robert Louis Stevenson, by Sprague & Co, after  William Strang - NPG D9957

Robert Louis Stevenson

by Sprague & Co, after William Strang
ink-photo, published 26 January 1887
NPG D9957

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt, by George J. Stodart, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9639

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt

by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1888
NPG D9639

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after  Charles William Sherborn, after  Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland - NPG D9613

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour

published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Charles William Sherborn, after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
photogravure, 1889 (1888)
NPG D9613

Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-Duff, by William Roffe, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9724

Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-Duff

by William Roffe, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1889 or after
NPG D9724

Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, by Charles William Sherborn, after  Sir James Jebusa Shannon - NPG D9842

Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall

by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir James Jebusa Shannon
etching, 1893
NPG D9842

Oscar Wilde, after Sir Max Beerbohm - NPG D9983

Oscar Wilde

after Sir Max Beerbohm
relief halftone, (1894)
NPG D9983

George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, by Charles William Sherborn, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D18071

George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle

by Charles William Sherborn, after Henry Tanworth Wells
etching, 1894
NPG D18071

Thomas Henry Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson, by The Autotype Company, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D18077

Thomas Henry Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson

by The Autotype Company, after Henry Tanworth Wells
collotype, (1896)
NPG D18077

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, after William Nicholson - NPG D7816

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

after William Nicholson
lithograph after a woodcut, 1897
NPG D7816

Sarah Bernhardt, published by William Heinemann, after  William Nicholson - NPG D9631

Sarah Bernhardt

published by William Heinemann, after William Nicholson
lithographic reproduction of a hand-coloured woodcut, published 1897
NPG D9631

Mandell Creighton, after Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9700

Mandell Creighton

after Henry Tanworth Wells
collotype, 1897-1901
NPG D9700

Lord George Francis Hamilton, by The Autotype Company, after  Henry Tanworth Wells - NPG D9785

Lord George Francis Hamilton

by The Autotype Company, after Henry Tanworth Wells
collotype, (1897)
NPG D9785